U.S., North Korea Trade Blame for Failed Summit

Collapse of talks in Hanoi leaves an uncertain path, though both Washington and Pyongyang indicated they weren’t shutting the door to dialogue

The second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was cut short with the two leaders failing to reach a deal and Washington saying that Pyongyang asked for too much with too little in return. Photo: AP

HANOI—A summit that might have led to North Korea’s first tangible disarmament steps faltered because Pyongyang wouldn’t freeze all of its weapons programs and sought billions of dollars in sanctions relief, a senior State Department official said Friday, as the two sides blamed each other for their failure to reach an agreement.

The collapse of the talks in Hanoi leaves an uncertain path for one of President Trump’s signature foreign-policy issues, though both Washington and Pyongyang indicated they weren’t shutting the door...